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| The King's Commission by Larner | 5 Review(s) |
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| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 3/22/2006 |
| “Yes, he always wished to be of service. He got his wish at last, and was willing to die to fulfill it. I so pray he is finding healing for his spirit in Elvenhome.” Oh, that sounds so sad! That will bring one up short. I've been "angsted out," and when I get to a certain point of that I get such giggles that I have to almost isolate myself for a little while so as not to appear entirely undignified--and of course the bath thing in the last chapter just got me going. But that thought is very sobering, especially spoken by Pippin. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Yes, now and then we do angst ourselves out, don't we. Pippin is the most lighthearted in appearance of the four, and yet he is also far deeper than he seems. Many of the great comedians and comics knew a great deal of grief, and used their grief to help add depth to their humor. I think Pippin is just letting some of that depth being shown here. And the desire to see Frodo find joy and healing must be so strong for all of them. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/16/2005 |
| Just wonderful. I loved the fact that Pippin and Merry might have seen Strider when they were very small. I also loved the fact that Pippin and his father both admitted the trouble they had had when Pippin first came back, but how the love they have for each other still came through all the while. The discriptions of Frodo's last days in the Shire are very well done and I think you are showing how much pain he was in at that time in a very excellent way by having others tell what they saw of him. Lovely story! Author Reply: Thanks for the feedback. In the end it is the impression we leave on others that is important, and Frodo left a deep impression on many. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/15/2005 |
| I hope we see Ruvemir and Ents. That would be an interesting meeting. The description of Frodo's meeting with Paladin/Eglantine and Saradoc/Esmeralda is very moving. And in addition to letting them know more of what they needed to understand, he made sure they all knew about Sam and his right to their respect. Author Reply: I describe it in more detail in my first fan-fiction work, "For Eyes to See as Can" in the chapters "Family Troubles" and "The Cost of Victory." I've tried to stay true to canon and my own previous works, of course, as well as some of the stories told by others I especially have liked. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/14/2005 |
| You can put me down as someone else who was late to work this morning, as I read these last two chapters, and couldn't tear myself away. I'm glad I had no errands after work and could come home to review them! I think these are your best chapters yet! This story just gets more and more wonderful as you go! I love your take on the Pippin/Paladin relationship. It's very like my own thoughts on it: loving and solid underneath, but affected by a very rocky adolescence, and some difficulties that were exacerbated by Pippin's leaving. But not a complete estrangement, as some writers have it, but a relationship that is not just being restored, but will be on a higher level, as Paladin discovers respect for and pride in, the hobbit Pippin has become. The idea that Frodo would ask Merry's and Pippin's parents to come see him just before he left, and spoke to them of what was so very painful to him in an effort to help them is *so* like Frodo--considering the well-being of others before his own, right up to the very last! I am so impressed with how forthcoming all of them are being with Ruvemir. It's as if a dam has burst and details that have long been held back are flowing forth, in order to help do justice to Frodo. I've reccommended this story to a few people--it's just marvelous! I'm looking forward to the next update! Author Reply: I know with some of the parents of my students and clients, just getting them to start talking is so helpful for them, as they can then begin healing and accepting what is, then looking at creative ways to help their children adapt to and compensate for their disabilities. Many of my friends who were in Vietnam (I'm dating myself, aren't I?) had to learn to let go and talk before they could ready themselves to readapt to civilian life. Thanks for the feedback. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/14/2005 |
| What a wonderful wonderful chapter Larner - thank you. But now I am lat for work as I couldn't stop reading. Author Reply: You mean I'm not the only one who starts reading and then is late? Oh, dear. | |